The Dark Crystal

moving forward in life despite hard times. I thought this was a wonderful piece of work because it is so inspirational and uplifting. At the beginning of the poem, a mother compares her life to a staircase and tells her son that her life has been no crystal stair. This to me meant that her life hadn’t been easy and she didn’t have a life of glamour, money, or status. She goes on to say that her “staircase” had tacks, splinters, boards torn up, and places with no carpet symbolizing she had a…

lights, to any basic tool that needs energy to function. We are going to have to invest more into this source of energy because right now it is not capable of running the world we live in. I fear we will wait too long to invest and will be stuck in a "dark age" and I mean that literally too. Also we need to advance it further because we are going to need it to be able to store energy on the days that it is cloudy. It is capable of doing that today but not anywhere near the efficiency we need it…

The simple, straightforward title of the poem “Mother to Son,” by the African-American poet Langston Hughes (1902-1967), finds both the speaker of the work and the person to whom her words are discussed. The very first line of the poem is typical of the rest of the work in its use of phrasing that is colloquial—that is, in this case, phrasing that implies one person speaking to another. Yet the phrasing is also colloquial in the sense that it is ordinary, unpretentious, and informal. By…

The North Atlantic Ocean is a cold, inhospitable, and often ice-covered place. In spite of these harsh conditions, life continues to thrive in the cold, dark depths. The vast majority of these winter-resident species owe their success to various forms of anti-freeze proteins. Within Northern Atlantic resident species, there are six classes of Anti-Freeze Proteins (AFPs), generally categorized by molecular size, structure and effectiveness. AFPs are a remarkable exhibition of convergent evolution…

TITLE Catch Some Cowboys, Cactus and Crystals in Joshua Tree, California LEAD PARAGRAPH Just beyond the billowing smog and myriad freeways of the Los Angeles region, you'll find a peaceful surprise in Yucca Valley, home of the incomparably odd Joshua trees and J-Tree National Park, as well as the kitschy, quaint wild west wilderness of the high desert. You’ll encounter the mix of military from the Marine base in nearby 29 Palms, musical free-spirits, hippies, cowboys and solitary spiritualists…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi’s artwork titled The Plover Crystal River in Mutsu Province is a 3 piece colored artwork. These pieces are apart of a larger series called The Six Crystal Rivers. These pieces are made from 1847 to 1848. Utagawa had used a popular style of woodblock prints and paintings during the Edo period called ukiyo-e. Although they can be displayed separately on their own, the prints can be put together to form an even larger piece of artwork. These series of prints are 14 inches…

However, he doesn’t cover his face with mask, so everybody can recognize who the real Superman is. Unlike Batman, Superman not use a gadget when fighting, he just use his strength and hand to hand combat skill. His only weakness is if he stay at green crystal zone, he becomes weaker and slowly incapacitate. About the movie, the movies usually feature more action than drama. Which is more peoples getting love to Superman. So, the conclusion is that I absolutely love Superman rather than Batman…

From afar, I could tell that the house was dark and empty. Upon approaching it, I could see boarded up windows and broken pieces of glass scattered on the patio. I felt as if my blood stood still for a moment, everything was quiet except for the sound of my racing heart beat as I turned the knob and let myself in. Cold. Dark. Haunted. The feelings the room gave off were uncanny and eerie. Old victorian styled wallpaper was shedding off the wall, the floors creaking softly and then loudly,…

Sulfur Erbium Vanadium Iodine Cerium When I was in the 5th grade, I met this girl. She was different, smart, 78 years old, and funny. Entering Mrs.Prasla's room terrified, I stared awkwardly at this woman, trying to conceal all signs of life. Finally after holding my breath for a record 46 seconds, I did what any bright and intelligent young boy should do with an elderly woman 7 times his age; I offered her a peppermint and became her sugar daddy. We became best friends and the field trip soon…

With the first stain performed, once the staining process was complete and under the microscope, the E. coli was stained pink which means it is a gram negative bacteria. It was, however a very dark pink color, it also was rod shaped and clustered together very closely. In the second stain performed, the bacteria was very spread out and difficult to see as there were very little colonies. The color of the stain was also indeterminable. Both pictures…